People React To Trump Suing Twitter, Facebook, And Google For Banning Him

Former President Donald Trump is apparently still salty about being kicked off of various social media platforms after he repeatedly violated their rules and incited violence against the American people — it was announced Wednesday that he filed a class-action lawsuit against Facebook, Twitter, and Google’s YouTube. 

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The lawsuit alleges that Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act, which gives these companies the freedom to moderate posts on their sites, is unconstitutional. It also requests that the accounts of both Trump and additional plaintiffs be reinstated.

“We’re going to hold big tech very accountable,” Trump claimed.

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“If they can do it to me, they can do it to anyone.”

Donald Trump announced a lawsuit against tech companies, saying that “there is no better evidence that Big Tech is out of control than the fact that they banned the sitting president of the United States earlier this year.” pic.twitter.com/rJlD9AV8J4

— Mediaite (@Mediaite) July 7, 2021

However, experts say that anything coming from this lawsuit other than yet another loss for Trump is unlikely. Claims of censorship only apply when the government is involved, not because a privately owned company removes something that goes against the terms of service a user agreed to upon signing up—something conservatives critical of these social media platforms seem to have a difficult time grasping.

But if nothing else, the ludicrous lawsuit has provided Twitter entertainment fodder, as folks mock Trump and his supporters for everything it took to get to this point.

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This is the dumbest thing Trump has ever done. It’s wonderful.

I remind you from personal experience that when you sue somebody you have to give a multi-day deposition on anything relevant to the topic…in this case, like your role inspiring the 1/6 Coup https://t.co/oUGBrWdgmN

— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) July 7, 2021

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Trump is suing Facebook, Twitter, and Google for violating his 1st Amendment rights by keeping him off their platforms. Someone should remind him that they’re private companies to which the 1st Amendment doesn’t apply.

— Robert Reich (@RBReich) July 7, 2021

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Someone tell trump & Margie Terrorist Greene that Twitter and Facebook are private companies. Kicking him off their platforms is not violating “his 1st Amendment.” Just like a bar can kick you out for being an asshole, & we kicked trump out of the White House for the same reason.

— Scary Larry (@StompTheGOP) July 7, 2021

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BREAKING: Accused child predator and self-professed sexual abuser Donald Trump is planning to sue Twitter and Facebook for banning him.

— Fifty Shades of Whey (@davenewworld_2) July 7, 2021

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The mental (noun) of this lawsuit also hinges on the premise that when Facebook suspended Trump, it did so as part of the government Trump *was then running* since he was still, you know, the president

— Devlin Barrett (@DevlinBarrett) July 7, 2021

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Trump sues Twitter.
Fox talks Critical Race Theory.

Sounds like somebody doesn’t want to talk about the 850,000 new jobs, the infrastructure deal… and the coming indictments. #JoeBiden pic.twitter.com/x5PtrtZuow

— Billy Baldwin (@BillyBaldwin) July 7, 2021

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Donald Trump, whose company was just criminally indicted for keeping two sets of books, and whose kids could be cutting plea deals against him as we speak, thinks he can somehow magically get out of this by picking a legal fight with Twitter and Facebook. Good luck, dummy!

— Palmer Report (@PalmerReport) July 7, 2021

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Trump’s crack legal team filed his lawsuit against Facebook in Florida today.

The only problem there is, Facebook’s terms of service requires that “any claim, cause of action, or dispute you have against us” be filed in federal court in Northern California.

— TheSadTruth (@ReportsDaNews) July 7, 2021

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Obviously Trump’s lawsuit against Facebook and Twitter for censoring his posts is dumb and frivolous, which you can conclude after reading the entire 44-page complaint or just after checking how many of his Very Serious Lawyers use their AOL email accounts https://t.co/bldN6MyIIv pic.twitter.com/XOqsXsa9vx

— Jay Willis (@jaywillis) July 7, 2021

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Trump sues or threatens to sue so many things that there’s an entire wikipedia page devoted to the lawsuits involving him. https://t.co/wbTc97nA0O

— Sam Stein (@samstein) July 7, 2021

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*First Published: July 8, 2021, 7:46 am